NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: DODGERS VS BREWERS

October 13, 2025

Abner Uribe

Freddy Peralta

Jackson Chourio

American Family Field

Milwaukee Brewers

Pregame 1 Press Conference

Q. Jackson, wanted to see how your hamstring is feeling and are you getting closer to 100 percent?

JACKSON CHOURIO: I feel good, I think every single day this week that's passed I've been able to feel a little bit better. I feel comfortable to say I'm close to 100 percent right now. I'm just happy to be able to say that each day it has been getting better.

Q. To follow-up on that, how do you manage it, because these games are so important, every base is so important? Do you have to think in your head to be a little bit careful? And how difficult is that to do when you're, say, running the bases?

JACKSON CHOURIO: Defensively, I don't think it's been much of a problem. I think I've been able to make all the plays and give 100 percent effort to make whatever plays have been needed.

On the bases is where, sure, yeah, I think I've definitely maybe paid a little bit more mind to it and maybe had to be just a little bit more careful.

But, like I said, I think we're getting closer and closer to being back to 100 percent to where that's not something that we're going to have to think about as much.

Q. Abner, you brought it out there, (indiscernible) the Dominican Republic flag. What made you decide to bring it out there, and just the pride you and Freddy have in your home?

ABNER URIBE: When I was a kid, I really liked watching Yordano Ventura pitch. It's something I always really enjoyed, just the way he went about it, the way he would throw. I always remember him going with -- being with the flag at all times.

It's a great honor. It's a great pride to be able it. And it makes me very happy to be able to bring it up and do it myself now.

Q. The Dodgers aren't 90 miles away from you, so there may be significantly less opposing fans in the building tonight. What kind of atmosphere are you expecting? And how much does the fan interaction help you guys or affect this game?

FREDDY PERALTA: I think the fans I think make a difference for this game. And we are just here for the fans and we love the support of each one. And, like I said before, we play this game because we love the game. But it's way better when we enjoy the crowd every night here.

Q. How proud are you to watch Abner and the way he's taken steps forward and become one of the better relievers in all of baseball?

FREDDY PERALTA: I'm really proud of him and I let him know all the time because I know his process in the minors, how difficult it was for him. And what he has done here for us and for his career has been unbelievable.

I wish him the best and hopefully he keeps doing that for many years because what he has done already is very impressive.

Q. Jackson and Abner, I'm sure that Freddy is like your brother, and what have you learned from him how to approach the game, like the mental aspect on the big stage?

JACKSON CHOURIO: I think Freddy's just a great person to learn from in these situations and these games. I think he does a great job of managing his emotions. And I personally always like whenever his emotions come out and seeing how animated he gets whenever he gets a big zero or something like that.

It's a lot of fun to watch. But Freddy is a just great person in general that you can learn a lot from. And in these moments it's great to have him. He pays attention to all the details. And things like that maybe things you don't notice immediately but are good things to watch and to have and to learn from.

ABNER URIBE: Just like Jackson said, watching what Freddy does out on the field, it's very admirable to watch. And he's an admirable person to have, both as a teammate and as a human off the field, just to be able to follow his leadership and his example, what he sets forth in between the lines.

Q. Abner and Freddy, how cognizant do you have to be as far as make can sure you're not tipping your pitches? Dodgers are very good at picking it up. The Cubs came out and talked about your pitches in the eighth inning, Abner. Have you guys talked about it as far as changing things up?

FREDDY PERALTA: For me, I have to try -- I don't like to think about it, but I understand and I know it's really important. I think that we have the people here that are in charge to check on us and make sure that we are doing it right.

But at the end of the day, it's part of the game and you never know and they are really good at it. But I think you have to stay focused on the game and try to make it simple and not think too much. That's it.

Q. Freddy, for you, is there anything to, like, settling into maybe into the postseason now that you've made two starts in the DS? Or do you have to really treat each one as kind of a new start, new challenge?

FREDDY PERALTA: I think it's a new challenge, but at the end of the day, for me, I just take it like another game because for me what works is just keep the game simple and go outside and compete, each hitter, each pitch that I throw.

It's what makes me feel like more comfortable with myself, because I don't want to try to keep doing more than normal and then -- but I try to keep the game simple.

Q. Freddy, to test your memory, in the 2018 NLCS, do you remember the way your team mixed and matched the pitching, and it wasn't necessarily a lot of starters pitching the whole game? Does this feel like that? And how do you feel about going into a series of seven games and having to do some of that as a team?

FREDDY PERALTA: It feels similar, if I'm not wrong. But for sure, without afraid to make a mistake or something, I know that for some reason this team feels like different. It's like way better feelings, how we manage everything in the clubhouse, talking about players, it's different.

And I know that Murph and the other coaching staff, they are doing what they think is best for the team.

I can't remember how often we used the relievers and starting, like, back and forth and all that. But I remember that Woody, me, we came from the bullpen multiple times.

It feels kind of the same but seven years, eight years ago, I can't remember a lot of that, but I can remember it was fun. So let's keep it that way.

Q. Abner, after some of the challenges you experienced last year, with the performance and the demotion and the injury, what did you learn from that experience last year that you felt you were able to take with you this year to help you have more success?

ABNER URIBE: I think discipline is the part of my game that helped me the most. Whenever you're hurt, you have a lot of time to think and to reflect on yourself in avenues that you can better yourself and better your game.

I think discipline is for sure that. And just being able to better set objectives and goals daily to go out there and work on and to continue to stacking days on top of each other and building on top of the success we've had.